Flower and fruit stand



may 6 1924.

J. SlLBERHAl RT Z ET .AL

FLOWER AND FRUIT STAND Filed Afiril e; 1923 v INVENTOR JMa/ ATTORNEY f Patented May 6, 1924;.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB SILIBEBHARTZ, OF BROOKLYN, AND NATHAN ABZUG, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,

A$SIGNORS TO METROPOLITAN ART IPORATION OF NEW YORK.

eLAss con-mo, on NEW YoRx, Y., A con- FLOWER AND FRUIT STAND.

Application filed .April 6, 1923. Serial No. 830,280.

To all whom it may mm.-

Be it known that we, Jaoon SILBERHARTZ and NATHA ABzUe, citizens of the United States, and residents of respectively, the borough of Brooklyn, city of New York, in the county of Kings and State of- New York, and the borough of Bronx, city of New York, county of Bronx, and State of New York, have jointly invented certain new and useful Improvements in EIower and Fruit Stands, of which the follbwing is a specification.

This invention relates to flower and fruit stands. Its object is the production of such 16 stands which are provided with a source of light or a pair-of lights to illuminate the stand and the contents held in a dish thereof. The second object of the invention is the production of flower or fruit stands 20 which we designate herein as floor stands and also table stands.

In the accompanying drawings two exemplifications of the invention are indicated. Fig. 1 represents an elevation partly in indicated in Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 shows an elevation of a fruit table stand.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 the flower floor 3O dicated in its entirety by the letter A, the column indicated in its entirety by the letter B- and the head indicated in its entirety by the letter C.

The tapered base A has formed in its wall a plurality of openings 20, 21 and 22 forming part of ornamental and oval decorations indicated in their entireties by the .letter D. A hinged door 23 is provided for the bottom end of the base and which is held in place by a latch 24. To the inner face of the wall of the base A is fastened, in this instance, a metallic, lining 25 with its head 26 and with oval openings 29 corresponding to the contour of the decorations D. A tapered glass 30, preferably colored, bears against the inner face of the lining 25 and isheld in place by means of the clips 31, that extend from said lining. A conduit 32 for wires to conduct electric current extends from the base A, through the column B and into the head C. An electric light bulb 33 in the base A extends from the bottom vertical axial section of a flower floor stand Fig. 2 shows a top plan view of the stand stand comprises the hollow tapered base il'iend of the conduit 32. An electric switch usual way. A wire 42'extends from said switch and connects with said socket.

The head 0 has formed therewith side walls 45 of glass, which may be colored or have decorations depicted thereon.

In the upper end of the head C is formed a shelf 46 on which is detachably supported a dish 48 which has extending from its axial center the tapered light duct 49. In the head C is supported the electric light bulb 50. A branch wire 51 leads from the wire 41 to the branch wire 52 extends from the wire 40 to the latter socket. A chain 53 is provided for the switch of the electric light bulb 50 in the usual manner. The dish 48 in this instance is filled with earth and flowers 61.

From the description of the flower floor stand it is evident that either one or both of the electric light bulbs 33 and 50 can be energized independently of each other, to

either illuminate the base A or head C or both simultaneously. The rays of light from the electric light bulb 33 radiate through the tachably supports a dish which latter has formed therein a pluralityof openings 66. The foot E has leading thereto a pair of feed wires 67 and 68 for electric current'to energize the electric light bulb 50 in the head C A chain 53 connects with the switch of the electric light bulb 50. The dish 65 in this instance is shown filled with fruit 70. .When the electric li ht bulb 50 is energized the light rays wifi illuminate socket of the electric light bulb 50 and a openings 20, 21 and 22' of the base A, and

the glass side walls 45* of the head 0 and will radiate through the openings 66 of the dish .65.

Having described our invention what we desire to secure by Letters Patent and claim is 1. In a floor stand of the character described the combination of a hollow base with perforations in its walls, a source of light in said base, a column supported on said base, a head supported oil-said column, side Walls permitting light rays to pass therethrough for said head, a-dish with a light duct detachably supported in said head, a source of light in said head and means to independently energize both of said sources of light. 4

2. In a floor stand of the character described, the combination of a hollow base with perforations in its wall, an electric light bulb in said base, a column supported on said base, a head supported on said column, side walls permitting light to pass therethrough for said head, a dish with a tapered light duct detachably supported in said head, an electric light bulb in said head and means to independently energize said electric light bulb.

3. In a stand the combination of a foot, a head supported on said foot, walls for said head permitting light-rays to pass therethrough, an electric light bulb in said head, a dish detachably supported in the head, said dish having perforations for light rays to pass through and means to energize said electric light bulb.

4. In a stand of the combination of a base with openings and a head, a dish with light openings to hold different objects for said head, an electric light bulb for said head to illuminate it and the character described said objects and an electric light bulb in said base to illuminate it.

Signed at the borough of Manhattan, city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 21st day.

of March, A. 'D. 1923.

JACOB SILBERHARTZ. NATHAN ABZUG. 

